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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

They were scammed. The exchange rate of the Ostmark to the DMark was great for consumption, but made etern businesses unsustainable. They were then bought up by sleazy investors for a pittance.

You can say about political liberties in the GDR what you want, but domestic production was actually really good over there.